Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 hours agoIs there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else?message-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down111
arrow-up171arrow-down1message-squareIs there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 hours agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squaremasterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down2·3 hours agoIs there a point you can find in history where we paid doctors, teachers, and nurses close to what they’re worth and more than professional athletes? It sounds like you’re nostalgic for a time that never existed.
minus-squarejif@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·2 hours agoThere was definitely a time when professional athlete was hardly a career, and certainly not well paid. So for a time teachers and healthcare workers got paid more than athletes.
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 minutes agoIn the CFL (Canadian Football League) the players don’t make more than $100,000/yr generally, and the good ones get scooped up to the NFL.
Is there a point you can find in history where we paid doctors, teachers, and nurses close to what they’re worth and more than professional athletes?
It sounds like you’re nostalgic for a time that never existed.
There was definitely a time when professional athlete was hardly a career, and certainly not well paid. So for a time teachers and healthcare workers got paid more than athletes.
In the CFL (Canadian Football League) the players don’t make more than $100,000/yr generally, and the good ones get scooped up to the NFL.